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Mound is an uncertain mound situated in the Newry and Mourne area of County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument's precise origins and date of construction remain unclear, reflecting the challenges of interpreting earthwork sites where archaeological evidence is limited or ambiguous. Such mounds can represent a range of prehistoric and medieval features, from burial monuments to fortified positions or simply natural formations that have been modified by human activity over time.
The monument lies on Silurian siltstone bedrock interspersed with sandstone and limestone, geology characteristic of this region's ancient foundation. The surrounding landscape, shaped by these hard metamorphic rocks, would have influenced both settlement patterns and the methods available to those who built or used this mound. The siltstone plateau underlying the site provides relatively stable ground for the earthwork's survival over centuries.
The mound is protected as a monument of archaeological interest under reference 9119 by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland, acknowledging its potential historical significance even in the absence of definitive evidence about its purpose or age. Further investigation and recording may eventually clarify the monument's role within the broader settlement and land-use patterns of the Newry and Mourne district across different periods.
Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9119. View the official record →
Mound is an uncertain mound situated in the Newry and Mourne area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9119.
Mound dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Artillery fort (1.8 km), Dunnaval. counterscarp rath (2.8 km), Church (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mound's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mound stands on Silurian siltstone, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is major:{siltstone}, Minor{sandstone,limestone}.